All Compliance Week articles in Web Issue – Page 987
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SEC’s consolidated audit trail at risk again, this time by funding
Developed as a database to monitor markets and prevent flash crashes, the SEC’s consolidated audit trail has a big, new roadblock.
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Rhetoric begins to shift to regulatory easing
While members of the Trump Administration wave off persistent critics, rule changes are starting to take root, notably for the Volcker rule.
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Is the European Union out to get Google?
While it might seem as if the European Union has it in for Google, a search of its open cases will reveal that it has its sights set on more than just the search engine firm.
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GDPR compliance is lagging
A survey says many firms are nowhere near ready to comply with the new EU data privacy standard. CCOs should consider people, processes, technology, and data when building a GDPR solution.
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Keys to a better whistleblower program
Organisations with robust speak-up programs can address compliance problems pre-emptively, but building such programs can be tricky. Here are 12 tips how.
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Biometrics, cash, and the end of money laundering as we know it?
As the technology to facilitate cashless transactions becomes more widespread, it can play an important role in know-your-customer and anti-money laundering efforts.
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ArticleCompanies clearly favor modified adoption of revenue rule
Investors would like to see full historic numbers under the new revenue rules, but companies clearly are planning to give them less. How will they bridge the gap?
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How Hui Chen prompted an evolution in compliance at the DoJ
Hui Chen’s time as compliance counsel at the DoJ’s Fraud Section was short and eventful and did a lot to move the needle on how the DoJ views corporate compliance programs.
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Newest poll gives more evidence of heartburn over leasing
Half way from publication to adoption of new lease accounting rules, C-suite executives are worried about whether implementation will get done on time.
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OCC cracks open Volcker rule, seeks public comment
The latest effort to revise the Dodd-Frank Act’s Volcker rule is a public comment period, orchestrated by The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, that may lead to a multi-agency Notice of Proposed Rulemaking.
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War over CFPB escalates with legal threats and arbitration demands
While complaints about the CFPB’s recent rule banning the use of mandatory arbitration clauses pile up, Director Richard Cordray is also facing additional challenges to his authority.
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Bipartisan bill targets human trafficking, critics fear for online free speech
The Senate is debating bipartisan legislation intended to protect women and young girls from modern-day slavery. The plan has some concerned about online freedom of speech.
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Waters’ bill seeks to improve SEC waiver process
Congresswoman Maxine Waters has introduced a bill intended to ensure a fair and public process for waiving automatic disqualification provisions. The issue of waivers is a longstanding one for the Commission.
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Pacific Drilling names new chief accounting officer
Pacific Drilling has promoted Richard Tatum, currently vice president and controller, to serve as senior vice president and chief accounting officer.
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Fed wants to reassess bank board responsibilities, institutional ratings
The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve has announced proposals to streamline post-financial crisis regulatory burdens imposed on directors at banks and reassess how ratings are issued.
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Jay-Z, CBA, and Jazzercise
This week a woman embezzles nearly $1m from a Jazzercise company, nepotism strikes Pakistan, and the CBA may have helped launder money.
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Exchanges say ‘no’ to non-voting shares
In response to pressure from investor advocates, exchanges are pushing soon-to-be public companies away from multi-class IPOs that reduce, if not eliminate, shareholder control with non-voting shares.
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SEC may relieve certain entities from revenue, lease adoption dates
Big 4 firms say the SEC won’t object if certain “public business entities” adopt new revenue and leasing rules under private company effective dates.
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VW enters a new penalty phase
A significant source of funding or loan guarantees for VW may have become impaired, making the emissions-testing scandal and the attendant penalty phase potentially even more damaging for the automaker.
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Solitude as a leadership skill
A new book by Raymond Kethledge and Michael Erwin encourages leaders to take back a sense of control over their operations. While it is not always possible to unplug in today’s connected world, writes the Man From FCPA, taking some time to unwind and simply think can be a valuable ...